Some of us are in the habit of taking vitamin supplements either because we don’t consume a healthy diet of fresh fruits and vegetables or regularly end up skipping meals due to work schedules or simply because we want to enhance our overall health.

Earlier, he had come to Mumbai on May 22 and had undergone a surgery to save his heart from infection. Yadav was on bail from Ranchi jail on grounds of medical basis for six weeks but the doctors advised him to return to Patna for two weeks.

The Union Minister’s announcements for healthcare has made the public health sector and private healthcareplayers very optimistic of the coming times. According to the Finance Minister, the ambitious plan to roll out healthcare coverage for 10 crore families will make it the world’s largest government funded healthcare programme.The private sector looks at this as a great opportunity to partner with the government and expand their businesses.Express Healthcarelooks at the real impact of the Union Budget on the healthcare sector

Bollywood superstar Sridevi was getting ready for dinner with her husband Boney Kapoor in Dubai when she reportedly suffered a cardiac arrest in her room in the Jumeirah Emirates Towers hotel says a report in the Khaleej Times, quoting family sources. As per experts, women should have a thorough knowledge about heart disease and its symptoms. As, this will help in timely diagnosis and treatment

Prior to the revision of prices in Feb 2018, last year too, on Feb 13, 2017, India's National Pharmaceutical and Pricing Authority (NPPA) had made a landmark decision to fix price ceilings for coronary stents at INR 7260 rupees for bare metal stents and INR 29600 for drug-eluting stents.

Mumbai: The government has pledged itself to a gigantic task in the healthcare sector covering little less than half of the country’s population, approximately 50 crore (500 million) people. The National Healthcare Protection Scheme outlines providing up to Rs 5 lakh cover per family per year for secondary and tertiary care hospitalisation. This measure has come for a special appreciation from doctors community.

A 16-year-old Dadar resident, Rutvick Ghadshi, is suspected of having succumbed to a heart attack the night before his first SSC paper. The family of the boy, a student from Shishuvihar School in Dadar (east), on being contacted by The Asian Age, said that they do not want to speak about the incident since they are in a state of mourning.

The myth usually doing the rounds is that vegetarians and vegan food is devoid of optimum protein. However, experts, dieticians and nutritionists have reiterated many a time that there are enough plant-based protein sources around and people don’t actually need to have meat to get their daily quota of protein.

When it comes to fitness, cardio has always been a rage. Walking, brisk walking, jogging and cycling have always been popular forms of keeping fit, especially among those who dislike going to the gym. But more often than not strength-based exercises end up on the back burner. And if that’s the case with you, worse, if you don’t exercise at all, it’s high time you incorporated it and we tell you why...

Known as the ‘safest hands’ for heart surgery, Dr Ramakanta Panda has been a surgeon trusted to perform high-risk surgeries. Coming from a village in Odisha, Dr Panda dreamt of being a cardiac doctor since his high school.

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Only 6 patients in the world have had 10 or more bypass grafts in a single surgery. All these have been operated at India's Asian Heart Institute. The world average for bypass grafts in cardiac surgery is 3.

The Tata Mumbai Marathon Is Around The Corner, And If You Are Planning To Participate In Any Part Of The Run, You Probably Already Understand That There Are A Number Of Risks Involved In Taking Part In This Endurance Event

Asian Heart Institute (AHI) the medical partner to the Tata Mumbai Marathon, helps over 2300 marathoners get back on their feet at the TATA Mumbai Marathon 2018. In general, a majority of the cases were of muscle cramps, dehydration, minor injuries and exhaustion. 15 runners who suffered from dehydration were given intravenous fluid therapy at the medical base camps and were sent back. Physiotherapy treatment was also given to several runners

“No, you can’t have any more food, it’s bed time!” That was my mom back in the day. Can’t blame her, I had a freakishly slow metabolism, still demanded 10 snacks a day in between regular meals and would resort to the most dramatic, conniving food begging if she yelled no.

Tata Mumbai Marathon or the ‘dream run’ is all set to begin in the next five days. This year, many cardiac patients in the team under special supervision of doctors are participating. My Medical Mantra talks to one such patient who will run 10 kms after joining a cardiac rehab just 15 days after his surgery

Believe it or not, a sedentary lifestyle one of the causes of various lifestyle diseases such as hypertension, heart disease and diabetes. Hence, leading an active life is the need of the hour to lower your risk of different conditions.

A coronary heart disease is a leading cause of heart disease in India. And there have been many research studies that have been done to come up with simple yet effective treatment approaches to treat heart blockages.

ACCORDING TO THE World Heart Federation, if a first-degree male relative (father/brother) has suffered a heart attack before the age of 55, or if a first-degree female relative has suffered one before the age of 65, you are at greater risk of developing heart disease. If both parents have suffered from heart disease before the age of 55, your risk of developing heart disease can rise by 50 per cent compared to the general population. So, if heart disease runs in your family, your risk is higher. However, it's not a fait accompli.

Are you worried about high blood pressure for a family member, a friend or even yourself? Your concern is well-founded. If left untreated, high blood pressure - also called hypertension, can lead to a range of health problems, including heart disease and stroke.

There are a number of myths about diabetes that are all too commonly reported as facts. These misrepresentations of diabetes can sometimes be harmful and lead to an unfair stigma around the condition. It's hard to know what is accurate. It is important to get the real facts, so you can make informed decisions to manage your diabetes better.

If you thought that cholesterol troubles afflicted only middle-aged or older folks, consider this: the Lipid Association of India has recommended that lipid screening should start at the age of 17, around the time of college admission.

With urbanisation, the prevalence of coronary artery disease has increased dramatically from two per cent in the 1960s to more than 10 per cent presently. The incidence of coronary artery disease is on a steady rise.

The Nanavati Hospital at Vile Parle (W), one of the city's oldest super specialty hospitals, is set to emerge as the largest private healthcare centre in Mumbai with 800 beds, courtesy a Rs 500 crore makeover.

The Asian Heart Institute has done as many as 411 re-do bypass procedures in the last 13 years, with the help of their beating heart technique. Of the 411 patients, 200 were diabetic. The doctors at the hospital claimed that this might be a record number of patients for a hospital.

Asian Heart Institute presented a study on beating heart redo bypass surgeries performed on cardiac patients (one of the largest studies on Indian patients in India and the world) between January 2003 and February 2016.

Communications Advisor to the Andhra Pradesh government and Union minister Nirmala Sitharaman's husband Parakala Prabhakar underwent a successful heart surgery and is recovering, official sources said on Saturday.

The incidence of heart disease has shown a two to three-fold increase in the past decade. With around 3 – 5% women at risk of heart disease in the year 2000–2010, the current statistics indicate that around 12- 15% women are at risk of the same,' says Dr Nilesh Gautam, Head of the Department of preventive cardiology and rehabilitation at Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai.

The market has given a thumbs up to the budget. Its clearly a socially progressive budget, with focus on India's farmers, digitally illiterate and the youth who need opportunities. It gives me great encouragement that healthcare has finally taken the centre stage in the Budget. 3000 stores are to be opened for affordable medicines.

The market has given a thumbs up to the budget. It's clearly a socially progressive budget, with a focus on India's farmers, digitally illiterate and the youth who need opportunities--Dr.Ramakanta Panda, VC & MD Asian Heart Institute, Mumbai.